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zero bias: a cq editorial

everal of our columns this month focus on HF “newbies,” hams who are just getting started on the shortwave bands. Prime among them is N2OO’s DX column, a “DX Chasing Guide for Novice and Technician Licensees.” (Yes, believe it or not, there are still Novices out there!) Following the same theme, “Learning Curve” editor KOØZ writes about the basics of trap antennas, which are frequently the first “commercial” antenna many hams try, after a dipole; and WB6NOA dissects a trap and shares an innovative mounting method for a multiband vertical in

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